3 Walk through this place that has been torn down beyond repair. See how completely your enemies have destroyed the temple!
4 In the place where you used to meet with us, your enemies have shouted, "We've won the battle!" They have set up their flags to show they have beaten us.
5 They acted like people cutting down a forest with axes.
6 They smashed all of the beautiful wooden walls with their axes and hatchets.
7 They burned your temple to the ground. They polluted the place where your Name is.
8 They had said in their hearts, "We will crush them completely!" They burned every place where you were worshiped in the land.
9 You don't give us miraculous signs anymore. There aren't any prophets left. None of us knows how long that will last.